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And that's when you know you're free. I left my abuser many times thinking, "He's an abusive asshole" or just feeling so depressed I couldn't handle my life the way it was. Breaking up with him never felt permident because doing it always made me feel worse about myself. Even the last time.

It's only been a few months since I left him, but unlike the other times, me staying away is not fueled by hatred for him. It is a legitimate understanding that I deserve better. I cannot imagine wanting him again because I FEEL in every fiber of my bones that I am worthwhile.

I'm a guy and I would like to say me too! I feel like I just lost a ton of weight and is so much lighter without all the drama. Not that I don't feel bad about the breakup cos of the amount of time we spent together. Anyway congrats!

Im guessing the deleted post below was posting a link to pictures of my current boyfriend. He is amazing. (And those pictures arr so cute!) But he didn't make me feel free of my old relationship, I had to do that myself.

He eventually left in his car, but not before turning around, making a circle and speeding by us swerving like he was going to hit us. [...] I woild talk to him on the phone a lot and he was really good at making me feel guilty and making me feel like a whore cheating on her soulmate. It is only very recently that I have been able to let go of him, let go of our relationship, and let go of the guilt.

What your ex was doing was gaslighting you, hon. I've been through it myself. Swerving to hit you was also a felony: attempted murder. That was crazy love, and I am so happy that you can see that now. I am so happy for you that you're free and moving on. Stay safe and well. I wish you all of the best!

I really don't mean to be a jerk, but just because people have had good times together doesn't mean it's not abusive. Or that there wasn't emotional extortion happening. Or that they weren't awful for one another.

Posting history means nothing, really. The only people who ever know what happens in a relationship are the people in the relationship.

I'm very hAppy for you. Strangely abuse can be very addictive. My suggestion is that you give yourself time alone though. You owe that to yourself. Learn to love yourself, by yourself before entering another relationship otherwise it can be a vicious cycle.

Hee beautiful girl! Me too. The lovely moment you finally realise you don't need this jerk and you can do much much much better by yourself. Lets keep up this spirit. I'm proud of us <3 Things can only get better from here :)

My ex left me last summer and it was horrible at first, then I started to realize my life was improving. Once I was over her, I was a whole new, healthy me. I think I had stockholm syndrome when the relationship first ended, and she devastating my feeling of self-worth, but I've been rebuilding it over time and it feels great to have some healthy relationships since then.

Things can change for the better even if they seem worse in the beginning, and that's the beauty of life.

You should because you ARE beautiful. And, you did it better in a quick pic than many girls do after spending an hour on hair and makeup then taking 10 pics to get the right one. When girls can be adoreable without trying hard is, to me, always a huge plus! Good for you for moving on!

I know the anonymity of the internet allows you to be a shitsack without repercussion, but if you have the decency to yank your head out of your ass for a little oxygen, try to think about what you're saying. OP has taken a tremendous stride towards bettering her entire life. Her future is bright and now she has an enormous opportunity to realize her full potential as a person. What kind of crippling self-image issues do you have that would make you comment something like that? What are you compensating for? What's wrong with you?

OP isn't even fat in this picture. I have to assume you're dealing with some horrendous personal problems that require you to tear down the people around you in order to feel better.

Okay, I feel like a total geek explaining my self. I was kidding and I implied that the picture you posted of you smiling was actually the abusive ex. I totally didn't stalker-check your history. Congrats on the breakup though. Fuck people who make you feel any less than what you're worth. Shitty relationships are important because they teach us what we actually deserve and everybody deserves something wonderful with their partner. Stay happy.

It's interesting that although you know literally nothing about this woman - not the story behind her relationship, not her level of emotional stability, not even a hint of her personality - you assume the very worst and weakest of her.

It looks to me like you feel resentful of women in general. I used to feel the same way, I used to feel very angry at women and what I thought as their constant weakness, their self victimization, their helplessness against their own emotional state. The list goes on. I was pissed off at them all the time.

If this is what you're experiencing, don't worry. It doesn't have to last, and you can move on from this resentment. The truth about women is so much bigger and broader than what you've seemed to experience, once you can finally see clearly enough.